Savogna d'Isonzo
| Savogna d'Isonzo Sovodnje ob Soči |
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| Comune di Savogna d'Isonzo | ||
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 Savogna d'Isonzo
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| Coordinates: 45°55′N 13°35′E / 45.917°N 13.583°E | ||
| Country | Italy | |
| Region | Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| Province | Gorizia (GO) | |
| Frazioni | Gabria, Peci, Rubbia, Rupa, San Michele del Carso | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alenka Florenin | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 16.4 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) | |
| Population (2008[1]) | ||
| • Total | 1,769 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 34070 | |
| Dialing code | 0481 | |
Savogna d'Isonzo (Slovene: Sovodnje ob Soči) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about 35 km northwest of Trieste and about 3 km southwest of Gorizia, on the border with Slovenia. The name of the village comes from the Slovene word sovodnje, which means confluence. Near Savogna, in fact, the Vipava river flows into the Isonzo at the conjunction of the Kras Plateau and the Vipava Valley.
Savogna localities include Blasin, Fleta, Crisnaro, Brizza di Sotto, Brizza di Sopra, Podar, Stefenig, Montemaggiore, Franz, Stermizza, Pechinie di Sopra, Pechinie di Sotto, Barza, Losaz, Cepletischis, Gabrovizza, Polava, Masseris, Tercimonte, Iellina, Dus, and Ieronizza.[2]
Ethnic composition
92,0% of the population was of Slovene ethnicity according to the Italian census of 1971.[3]
Main sights
- Church of San Martino, at Savogna
- Castle of Rubbia
- Church of San Nicolò, at Gabria
- Small square of Gabria
References
- ^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
- ^ en.comuni-italiani.it, Municipalities in Italy.
- ^ Thomas, Lee; Lokar A. (1977) Socioeconomic structure of the Slovene population in Italy, Slovene Studies Journal, Chicago, Illinois, p.28.
See also
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